At the beginning of a new era, the new emperor emerged in the spotlight of history, and the words, melodies, and costumes were all imprinted with a new chapter. The world's attention is focused on the glorious moments.
Brushing away the dust of history, every individual is remembered by time, even the controversial Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. His notoriety is notorious, and the people are deeply suffering from harsh government, and they hope that he will end the curtain as soon as possible and end the labor and bondage of the whole people.
When the regime changed, cheers and doubts were intertwined, and Li Yuan spoke out in the tide of the uprising, and his actions were not gratuitous, but deliberate. After ascending the throne as emperor, he respected the Sui Dynasty and named Yang Guang as Emperor Yang, in order to demonstrate his generosity and benevolence.
However, the entanglement of family affection and fame has not been resolved. So, how do they deal with this complex legacy when confronted with the descendants of this controversial figure? Under benevolence, what is hidden is the reality that family honor is connected with blood.
Yang Guang, the noble prince from the royal family, as the second son of the emperor, has a broad vision and extraordinary insight. He quietly eroded the aura of his brother Yang Yong, and under the careful layout, the road to the throne was unimpeded.
However, the coercion of the seizure of the throne may have distorted his nature, and his behavior after ascending the throne was the opposite of his apparent restraint and self-discipline, extravagance and belligerence. Advocating frugality, abiding by etiquette, and being diligent in government are all images of him, but the truth is shocking.
In just a dozen years of rule, he left a thousand years of notoriety, especially his ruthlessness to his relatives, which made the fate of the Sui Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty strikingly similar and became a warning to history.
Original text: Qin II was worried about his succession, and used a false edict to force Su to die, and dozens of relatives were slaughtered, and even implicated his family. The same is true of Yang Guang, Emperor Wen of Sui died, Yang Guang's viciousness appeared, forged a will to persecute Yang Yong, and used all means, as mentioned in the "Book of Sui", to conceal the truth and deprive others of their lives with a false will.
He spared no effort to eradicate potential threats. The question then arises: The descendants of Qin Shi Huang were almost extinct under Xiang Yu's purge, so what is the fate of Emperor Yang of Sui's children? In the face of his brutality, their living conditions are thought-provoking.
According to historical records, Emperor Yang of Sui had many children, among which Yang Zhao, the prince of Yuande, ended his life at the age of 23 in his early death, and the third son unfortunately died. His second son, Yang Xuan, although related by blood, was not favored because he was similar to the previous emperor, and finally died innocently at the hands of the rebels after his father was killed, and the estrangement between father and son was obvious.
The youngest son, Yang Gao, was only eleven years old when he suffered misfortune with his deceased father, and accompanied Emperor Yang of Sui at the last moment, but failed to escape the butcher's knife of the Jiangdu rebellion. These tragic stories reveal deep and complex royal kinship.
Princess Nanyang, the pearl of Emperor Yang of Sui, was once associated with Yu Wenshi, but because he threw herself into Li Yuan to protect her own wealth, she was left alone to face the beacon fire. The princess is talented, tenacious and unyielding in troubled times, and has the ambition to restore the country.
After the country was ruined and her young son died, she resolutely escaped into the empty door. reunited with her old love in Luoyang, although she was moved, she adhered to Qing Xiu and refused to continue the frontier. With the end of Emperor Yang of Sui, her figure became more and more mysterious.
In the torrent of history, books are easy to scatter, houses are difficult to stay, and people's whereabouts are like duckweed. The final whereabouts of Princess Nanyang have become a mystery of history. There is only one story left, telling the legend of another character.
History about her figure is vague, there is no illustrious background or detailed footprints, but this became her shelter, so that she could survive in the troubled times, and eventually became the daughter-in-law of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, Li Shimin's concubine, and gave birth to the royal bloodline.
Her bright future stems from the ingenious arrangement of fate and Li Yuan's thoughtful strategy. Under the ** of Emperor Yang of Sui, Li Yuan showed humility, indulging in bribery and pleasure on the surface, but in fact secretly accumulating strength.
It wasn't until Emperor Yang of Sui wanted to add to the crime that Li Yuan judged the situation and decisively raised the flag. Although Emperor Yang of Sui tried to save it, the overall situation was decided, and her extraordinary encounter was like a silent turning point in history.
When the history of the Sui and Tang dynasties is connected, the bond of family affection is difficult to ignore, because the two dynasties are actually connected by blood. The family relationship between Li Yuan and Yang Guang originates from different children of the same father.
The Yang family and the Li family share an inseparable blood relationship. Although reason triumphs over emotion in power struggles, the ruthlessness of the emperor often traumatizes the people. Therefore, Li Yuan borrowed"Two kings and three ke"After the establishment of the new dynasty, the former royal family would be honored as nobles and respected.
Although the spirit of Zenrang did not carry over to the hereditary lineage, the strategy was ingenious. To the people, it embodies the benevolence of the monarch; For the old dynasty, it means that there is no need to worry about liquidation all day long, and unnecessary rebellion is avoided; For the new emperor, this was a multiplicity of victories, cementing the foundation of his rule.
Li Shimin married the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui, and he accepted it without hesitation. After ascending the throne, he posthumously crowned Emperor Yang of Sui with benevolence and virtue, showing his generosity. Similarly, although Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty named Empress Li as a disobedient marquis, he secretly exerted pressure and finally found an excuse to kill him.
While pursuing the Mongols, Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty canonized the widow of the Yuan Dynasty as the Marquis of Chongli, but the luck of the princess Li Yuan was that she met this benevolent monarch. In historical records, no matter what happened to the royal family of the Sui Dynasty, the figure of this princess was not affected, and the "Old Tang Book" clearly recorded that she was a descendant of Emperor Yang of Sui.
As for the other unfortunate person, it is Yang Zhengdao, the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, whose fate is closely linked to his mother's misfortune.
In the turmoil of history, Yu Wenhuaji's mutiny almost wiped out the male blood of the Sui Dynasty's royal family, but Yang Zhengdao, as Yang Jin's only surviving son, miraculously escaped the killing.
Subsequently, he became part of his reputation under the control of Dou Jiande. Remembering the Sui Dynasty's support, the Eastern Turkic Chuluo Khan rescued them from Dou Jiande and entrusted Yang Zhengdao with the important task of managing the Central Plains forces.
Although Chuluo Khan wanted to help Yang Zhengdao restore the country, he could not achieve it due to his early death. Until the fourth year of Zhenguan, the famous Tang Dynasty general Li Jing conquered the Eastern Turks, and Yang Zhengdao and Empress Xiao chose to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin, the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui, showed deep care for them, and he successively awarded Yang Zhengdao official positions such as Wai Shan Cavalry and Shang Yi Fengyu. Until the Tang Gaozong period, Yang Zhengdao's life came to an end.
When Emperor Yang of Sui died, the chapters about him in the annals of history were also dusty. The crusade against ** can be done by everyone, but should it be connected to the nine clans? This may seem callous from today's perspective, but in those days it was a necessary means of consolidating royal power.
Fortunately, the leaders of the Sui and Tang dynasties, despite family disputes, still have family ties between them, and there is no lack of warmth between them. The rise of the Tang Dynasty coincided with the aftermath of tyrants, and in order to gain wider support, they had to show"Benevolence"with"Duc"of the model.
The rulers of the Tang Dynasty understood that although the Sui Dynasty's mistakes had all but hollowed out the Sui Dynasty, they could not ignore the expectations of the celebrities, royals, and generals of the previous dynasties, which they had to cherish as an attraction stemming from their orthodox identity.
The undercurrent under the honor of the royal family can be felt by everyone. The lives of ordinary people who were servitized, conscripted, and concubines were bathed in royal glory. The end of the dynasty has plunged them into loneliness, which is the inevitability of fate; And what a rare fluke to be sheltered and enjoy peace.
Sympathy or indignation, in the final analysis, is the causal cycle of life. Therefore, for the descendants of the former dynasty on the side of the stage, although they are concerned, it is also a rare luck. Being able to sit in the audience is undoubtedly their deepest expectation in life, and being alive now is the greatest gift.
The Qin and Sui dynasties, both glorious carriers of fate, have been juxtaposed and compared many times. However, compared to the Qin, the Sui dynasty seemed to have been a fluke, whether to preserve the reputation of the ruler or to seek popular support.
However, the end of the living is not entirely bleak, after all, the world is impermanent, blessings and misfortunes coexist, and there is no eternal refuge. Those open-minded royal descendants can accept the past with a peaceful heart, which is the source of their survival wisdom.
History is fair and strict to everyone, and we are only passers-by in a short chapter, experiencing joys and sorrows, only to write the next page of the legend. Flip through the history books and taste more of life.
The quartet that travels through time and space - "Book of Sui", "Zizhi Tongjian", "Northern History" and "Old Tang Book", the thick chapters of history are all in it.